Wednesday, November 10, 2004

Cracktalk Newsletter 11-5-4

Cracktalk will soon begin it's 8th year. The first issues were onlysent to customers who were on the Cream of the Crop autoship list. Thenewsletter went public a couple months later (12-18-97). I combined allthe back issues and the word count came to about a half million words,over 3 million characters and over 10,000 links... and that's withoutthe hot deals, cool links and a lot of "special services" thatsupporting members have been emailed, ad free! You can download a 1 megzipped file of all back issues through the last one from: http://home.mchsi.com/~tblount/index.htm

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A HIGHLY critical vulnerability has been discovered in MicrosoftInternet Explorer and an exploit has already been seen on a publicmailing list. According to the security advisory outfit Secunia, theflaw can be exploited remotely and an attacker could execute arbitrarycode on a victim's machine. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19440A security company has found IE attacks are more common than any otherhacking techniques.http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39172428,00.htm ~~~~~~~~~~
Fast-Moving Bagle Worms Open PCs' Backdoors
Two new versions of the venerable Bagle worm are on the loose, infectingPCs and opening backdoors as they go. Once the backdoor is opened onPort 81, the worms listen passively for instructions from a remote host.Experts say that the worm likely will try to upload more files toinfected PCs at some point in the future.http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1696931,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000614 ~~~~~~~~~~
AN Israeli hacker on October 30 has found a security hole in Google'sGmail web-based e-mail service that would allow remote users to hijackaccounts.
"A remote user can create a specially crafted link that, when loaded bythe target user, will disclose the target user's cookie. With the targetuser's cookie, the remote user can then access the target user'saccount," the website added.
Google has acknowledged the security flaw but reports indicated that theproblem has yet to be fixed. http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=16845 ~~~~~~~~~~
Kenny Writes:
Free program to easily copy entire websitesOnce you backup/mirror a site you can easily share it with your friends. http://www.httrack.com/page/21/en/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~
Jay Writes:
The Wi-Fi-FreeSpot Directory is a listing of Wi-Fi enabled locationsthat offer Free Wireless High Speed Internet Access. http://www.wififreespot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~
Here are a few of the quality tips that were posted on the cracktalkboard: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cracktalk/messages/

Fred Writes:
Some excellent links: http://www.homenethelp.com/http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/getstarted/default.mspxhttp://www.ctlow.ca/HomeNetwork/SmallNetwork.htmlhttp://www.practicallynetworked.com/http://computer.howstuffworks.com/home-network.htmhttp://compnetworking.about.com/od/homenetworking/http://www.windowsnetworking.com/j_helmig/guide.htmGreat list of "how-to's" http://www.mansoorbinsaeed.com/docs/how%20to/ Microsoft Partner Pack for Windows XP
Microsoft has just released a free suite of software dubbed the "PartnerPack", for computers running Windows XP. The free add-on pack includesnew Microsoft and 3rd party software items.http://www.microsoft.com/windows/partnerpack/default.aspx?prereq=trueIPScanner is a tool that is designed for the day-to-day monitoring ofcomputers. It allows Systems Administrators to gather information fromall the computers in the network without installing server-sideapplications on these computers. With its powerful engine, this utilitycan scan hundreds of computers using different scan types and can helpyou make "snapshots" of the systems for future comparison and notationof changes. (Check groups for keygen) http://in.yahoo.com/*http://www.ip-scanner.com/bin/IPScanner.exe ~~~~~~~~~~
Phil Writes:
Adobe Reader SpeedUp is a simple application that was created to helpmake the loading time of Adobe's Acrobat/Reader software bearable foreveryday use. AR SpeedUp only needs to be used once (a process takingonly a few seconds) and then your 'Reader will be transformed forever.There are also some tweaking options available. "w00t!", as the youngkids say. http://www.tnk-bootblock.co.uk/prods/misc/index.php One of the best mass file renamers - http://www.1-4a.com/BugMeNot.com was created as a mechanism to quickly bypass the login ofweb sites that require compulsory registration and/or the collection ofpersonal/demographic information (such as the New York Times). http://www.bugmenot.com/The other day, I got a video file in a MKV format. Impossible to read onmy DVD player (which plays Divx)
I found this site which helps you do what ever you want with any type offiles and explains to you step by step how to do it. It also links you tothe appropriate codec and software you need. http://www.videohelp.com/convert ~~~~~~~~~~
Microsoft E-Mail Looks Like Spam
For a year, Microsoft Corp. has extolled the virtues of the Can-SpamAct, which Congress passed in late 2003 to crack down on purveyors ofunwanted bulk e-mail. But some think the software giant is engaged inits own spamming. Chief executive Steven A. Ballmer's mass e-mailpromoting Microsoft products has caused a stir among spam opponents.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26555-2004Nov4.html?nav%3Drss_technology&sub=AR ~~~~~~~~~~
15 Year Old Hacker With Quite a Resume'
He is a self-taught hacker going by his Net alias 'Wired'.
'I read about all these things that were happening on the Internet, andI couldn't believe you could do it so I went to find out for myself,'said Wired.
His curiosity led him to scour the Internet for how-to information onhacking. Along the way, he also taught himself programming skills.
Wired spends six to eight hours a day in front of the computer - andthat's just on weekdays.
Wired is now occupied with what he calls 'Internet marketing', fromwhich he gets a stable income to the tune of $10,000 a month. He has 12PCs in his HDB apartment, and sitting next to one is a Sony Aibo, arobotic dog - a gift from a client. http://it.asia1.com.sg/newsdaily/news002_20041103.html ~~~~~~~~~~
AOl loses 2.2 million customers and lays off 700 employees http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/03/aol_q3_04/ ~~~~~~~~~~
Beam me up
An Air Force Research Lab report calls for $7.5 million to conductpsychic teleportation experiments. The Air Force paid $25,000 for thereport. And while Star Trek fans may be happy to hear that the Air Forcehas paid to study psychic teleportation, scientists aren't so thrilled,calling it "crackpot physics."http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-11-05-teleportation_x.htm ~~~~~~~~~~
20 reasons you shouldn't post your picture on the internet http://www.columbia.edu/~rhee/ I have to say that was done incredibly well.
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Google's innovative ways of finding new talent to put on the payrollhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/11/04/us.googlingen.ap/index.html#
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11 Western states back medical marijuana http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6406453/ ~~~~~~~~~~
HOW-TO: Get music OFF your iPod
In this How-To we show you several different ways of getting the musicoff of your iPod and onto both Macs and PCs, all with free tools. http://www.engadget.com/entry/7166385640773718/ ~~~~~~~~~~
Queen of the Sky Gets the Pink Slip
Air hostess Ellen Simonetti, who was suspended for including photos ofherself in uniform on her personal blog, has been sacked by DeltaAirlines. She was originally suspended without pay in early Octoberwhile an investigation was carried out.http://queenofsky.journalspace.com/ (darn... that site disappeared)
Never fear... Google archived it:http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:FaL3SGFIlvgJ:queenofsky.journalspace.com/+delta+%22queen+of+sky%22&hl=enHow ironic it is that an airline would fire a lady for photos on herblog in their uniform (she wasn't nude.) I can remember when theairlines used ads with nice young flight attendants saying "Fly me, I'mJane," or "We really shake our tails for you" or "coffee, tea, or me."
They didn't fire male attendants when it was pointed out that they hadposted photos in their Delta uniforms.
Delta, the company that fired her, has used slogans like "fly Delta fora bucking good time" and "we promise you a good ride."
I think the queen should consider herself lucky http://www.avaruusmies.com/jokes/images/211.html?send=true Here is a top ten list of Delta's slogans: http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/mattheerat/delta.htm ~~~~~~~~~~
Some RAW political humor at this site. Don't say I didn't warn you. Itgets real raw under the Regan/Nancy section. http://whitehouse.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~
Not your grandfather's Catholic Church
The Vatican has published a pamphlet called "It's a Sin Not to Do It,"in which the Church sanctions masturbation for married women, and urgesCatholics to have sex more frequently. http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=50987We have wondered where celibate Catholic Cardinals get such profoundinsight to human sexuality?
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Map of the recent US presidential election
This county by county map shows how rural people everywhere voteRepublican while city folk vote Democratic. Note the statistic that Bushwon nearly 5 times as many square miles as Kerry.http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2004/countymap.htmIt's really interesting to save both images to a folder then load themin a viewer and click back and forth and see how little changed...except some noticeably dwindling in the support for the Democraticcandidate.
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I was explaining phobias to my son the other night during Monday NightFootball because John Madden - the color commentator - has such a fearof flying (aerophobia) that he travels in a motor home to the events inspite of a LOT of driving.
Then I ran across taphephobia in the news. Anyone know what it is? Here is a hint and what a man did to deal with it: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1160966.htmlMany people who suffer from phobias begin to think that something iswrong with them or that they're crazy. This is simply not true. In fact,in a strange sort of way having a phobia proves that your brain isworking. This article explains more: http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Anxiety/phobias_2.aspThere are hundreds of phobias... probably the best known isArachnophobia - fear of spiders - because there was a popular movie bythat title or claustrophobia - fear of close places. http://www.phobialist.com/ Here is a good pickup line: "Hi, I have gynophobia. Can you help me?"
You don't have to worry about this one this month: Paraskavedekatriaphobia
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Spammers get Slammer
A North Carolina man has become the latest example of Virginia'scrackdown on spam, after being found guilty for sending hundreds ofthousands of unwanted advertising e-mails. Jeremy Jaynes, considered oneof the top ten spammers in the world by Spamhaus, was sentenced to nineyears in prison.
For all the talk about how this was an anti-spam case, that's notentirely true. The focus was less on the spamming and more on thescamming of what was in the email -- even if it was brought underVirgina's anti-spam law. It makes you wonder why they used the anti-spamlaw at all, rather than using more time-tested anti-fraud laws. In fact,the defendant, who insists he's "innocent" is vowing to challenge theconviction because he claims the anti-spam law violates his FirstAmendment rights.
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Farmers in India Spray Crops With Coca-Cola
The sugar in Coke attracts red ants which in turn feed on other pestswhich attack the crops.
Hummm.... isn't it cheaper to just dust with sugar or spray sugar water?
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http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/detail.asp?DPNo=265386&adcampaign=email,EWB06495 ~~~~~~~~~~
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